Question 1

Is The Amityville Horror (2005) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — The Amityville Horror (2005) mixes scares with other modes. As a family film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 7.9/10 for atmosphere, and 6.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is The Amityville Horror (2005) streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Amityville Horror (2005)'s US theatrical release date is April 15, 2005. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Amityville Horror (2005)?

Accepted Answer

The Amityville Horror (2005) has 17 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Amityville Horror (2005) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Amityville Horror (2005) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear and 5.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 17 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment, domestic violence, pet death, self harm, and torture.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Amityville Horror (2005)?

Accepted Answer

Ryan Reynolds plays George Lutz, Melissa George plays Kathy Lutz, Jesse James plays Billy Lutz, Jimmy Bennett plays Michael Lutz, Chloë Grace Moretz plays Chelsea Lutz, Rachel Nichols plays Lisa, Philip Baker Hall plays Father Callaway, Isabel Conner plays Jodie Defeo.

Question 6

What are some films like The Amityville Horror (2005)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Amityville Horror (2005) on Watch Darkly include Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), The Haunting in Connecticut (2009), Sinister (2012), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Amityville Horror

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